If, this year, you read only one of my reviews from beginning to end, make sure it’s this one.

Aurelia’s two-way XO Cerica is one of the odder-looking speakers I’ve reviewed. It’s also one of the best I’ve heard. And while its price of $7100 USD per pair might seem high for a stand-mounted speaker, even stands integrated into the design and included in the price, that’s offset by the fact that the XO Cerica does things unmatched by any other speaker at any price that I’ve heard. So read on, and find out how Aurelia has challenged the rules of good loudspeaker design, and raised my bar for performance in certain areas.

Walk into my listening room and you'll see something that resembles a Hong Kong hi-fi shop -- there's equipment everywhere. What's more, the sheer amount of it, particularly loudspeakers, seems to be growing by the week, if not by the day. This week I already blogged about the arrival of Magico S5 and Polymer Audio Research MKS speakers, and now I'm going to add the Aurelia Cericas to that list.